Atardecer

Sunset

Atardecer

The afternoon was decliningYa la tarde declinaba
In the distant horizonEn el lejano horizonte
Next to the peak of a mountainJunto al picacho de un monte
Next to the peak of a mountainJunto al picacho de un monte
Softly the Sun was fadingSuave el Sol se desmayaba

Those in this payada sayDicen los de esta payada
That it had been left behindQue se había quedao atrás
From the wild ranchDe la hacienda montaraz
Barely the snorting was heardApenas se oía el bufido
And after a while he fell asleepY al rato quedó dormido
And after a while he fell asleepY al rato quedó dormido
The field in silence, in peaceEl campo en silencio, en paz

From the alfalfa carpetDel alfalfado tapiz
The aroma was perceivedPercibíase el aroma
And whistling through the hillY silbando por la loma
And whistling through the hillY silbando por la loma
A restless partridge was goingIba inquieta una perdiz

The cui came out of its caveDe su cueva salió el cui
On the way to the cane fieldEn camino al cajonal
And with its usual calmY con su calma habitual
An ox rested lying downUn buey descansaba echao
As if it had foundComo si hubiese encontrau
As if it had foundComo si hubiese encontrau
The philosopher's stoneLa piedra filosofal

The night was comingYa la noche se venía
Step by step, slowlyPaso a paso, lentamente
Silent and eloquentSilenciosa y elocuente
Silent and eloquentSilenciosa y elocuente
Like my sadnessComo la tristeza mía

After a while it was already seenAl rato ya se veía
Trembling among the heapTemblando dentre el montón
And like an improvisationY como improvisación
From its pearly cradleDe su nacarada cuna
The Moon shone calmlyBrilló tranquila la Luna
The Moon shone calmlyBrilló tranquila la Luna
Just like a mancarrónLo mesmo que un mancarrón